She said I need to be more social and internet strangers don’t count.
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I’ve known this about me a long time. I don’t know anybody so I’m going to see the therapist in-person this coming Monday.
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Yeah. Tell them easier said than done. 
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Therapists seem to know squat about psychosis. That’s why I don’t see one.
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To be fair their seem be some evidence of self isolation being harmful to mental health.
Bing AI According to a study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), past research has documented negative psychological effects of self-isolation during health crises, in terms of stress, anger or depressive symptoms, but overall ignored psychotic symptoms and cognitive problems. Social isolation and loneliness can facilitate the emergence of psychosis as a prodromal factor, and, in some cases, early signs of social isolation have preceded the onset of psychosis by 2 to 4 years. People who experience solitary confinement are more likely to develop anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and psychosis. People with psychosis experience more social isolation than any other diagnostic group and have smaller social networks than the general population. Research suggests that social isolation and poor or disrupted interpersonal relations during childhood, teen and early adult years appear to increase an individual’s risk for future development of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders¹.
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Ask your therapist what they know about dopamine 
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I did ask the last one about that, didn’t know anything about it. 
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Yeah dopamine and serotonine…
And than ask what they know about the lack of it…
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yep same reason for me
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I isolate so much that I have gotten to prefer to be alone. Sometimes it is painful to see other people having fun in a crowd, but sometimes I think other people envy my contentment to be alone.
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id say theres some truth to that. Not neccisarily the social interaction but rather the “getting out and about”. You dont neccisarily have to talk to so many people to get well, but to get out of your room etc helps one get out of their head…the actual communication also helps tho yea,… not sure if thats what cause ur case but certainly can
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I have a tendancy to isolate more when unwell. So when im struggling i come to my family’s to at least be around people even if im doing the same things id be doing at my apartment.
Currently been at my family’s since thursday. Staying til after the 4th. Yesterday was rough but today is better.
But that’s just me. I tend to spiral out alone. Cause no one to bounce my out of touch thoughts off of to regulate.
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I like to isolate, it’s probably not good for me but I like to be alone. I do volunteer 2 day’s a week so thats good for me.
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